24-05-2017, 11:46 PM
 I do not really fish "Japanese style" at all. I use a short rod, they like a longer rod. They bottom bounce, I try not to ever let my jig hit bottom unless there is NO weed or junk down there. The only time I will let my rig hit bottom is when I am in deep fast current with a sinker below my jig. I have seen a couple of the Japanese videos and it looks like they are fishing a sandy bottom with little weed. Most docks I fish from have a lot of junk down there like old dock lines, crab traps, bicycles, even shopping carts. I stay off the bottom. I also notice in the videos that they seem to catch single roaming squid, not like here when we see big schools or "pods" of them. While at some places I see people gathered by a light hoping the light will gather the squid. I am the quiet guy in the shadows bailing the squid while others get a few here or there. I also see in those videos they are using larger jigs than I do , different lures and techniques for different areas.